By STEPHEN ADAMS FOR THE MAIL ON SUNDAY PUBLISHED: 20:02 EDT, 2 October 2021 | UPDATED: 20:05 EDT, 2 October 2021 Scientists believe a revolutionary new drug that allows nerve cells to mend themselves could transform the treatment of Alzheimer’s. Unlike current treatments for the neurological condition, the drug, codenamed NVG-291, works by removing a natural barrier in the body...
by Leigh Hopper, University of Southern California Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain There’s an invisible, unpaid workforce caring for the 6 million Americans currently living with Alzheimer’s disease. The USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics estimates that 11 million family caregivers bear this emotional, physical and financial burden, mostly on their own. USC experts say...
by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A new systemic review found that all studies reported benefits when using virtual reality (VR) to manage psychological distress in adolescents. These benefits occurred across a range of treatment scenarios, according to the study published in the peer-reviewed journal Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking. Adolescents face unique life...
Share on Pinterest New research in mice may help open up new treatment avenues for Alzheimer’s disease. Maskot/Getty Images Worldwide, Alzheimer’s disease is one of the most common forms of dementia. Using mouse models, researchers in Australia have identified one of the likely causes of Alzheimer’s disease. Some have dubbed the finding a “breakthrough.” By studying the blood-brain...
Investors flock to biotech startup Orna Therapeutics on the promise of low-cost treatment. By Angelica LaVito ILLUSTRATION: FATCHUROFI MUHAMMAD FOR BLOOMBERG BUSINESSWEEK Less than two years ago, most people had never heard of mRNA. Then came the pandemic, and the scientific term became a household word. Now, Moderna Inc. and BioNTech SE are on the verge of selling more...
Share on Pinterest FreshSplash/Getty Images Topical steroid creams are one of the most common methods to manage eczema. While they don’t usually cause harm, in rare cases, topical steroids can lead to a painful condition called topical steroid withdrawal (TSW) This condition can develop in the weeks after stopping the use of a topical steroid....
By Michael Greenwood Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been much uncertainty about how long immunity lasts after an unvaccinated person is infected with SARS-CoV-2. Now a team of scientists led by faculty at Yale School of Public Health and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte have an answer: Strong protection following natural infection...
by Marisa Cohen Every fall, as Americans roll up their sleeves to get their annual flu shot, there’s a lingering question: How effective will the vaccine be this year? The answer, according to experts, is we can’t exactly know—but even so, the vaccine is safe and it’s your best protection against becoming seriously ill with influenza. Why does...
Mapping How Mutated Proteins Interact Reveals Previously Unseen Drug Targets. Researchers at UC San Francisco and UC San Diego have mapped out how hundreds of mutations involved in two types of cancer affect the activity of proteins that are the ultimate actors behind the disease. The work points the way to identifying new precision treatments...
Researchers here demonstrate that introducing an antioxidant into the diet, one that accumulates in cell lysosomes, helps to prevent macrophage dysfunction and thus reverse atherosclerotic plaque in an animal model of atherosclerosis. The hypothesis is that oxidized LDL particles, ingested and carried to lysosomes for degradation, are an important component of dysfunction in the macrophage cells...
